♫PSO2•FASHION•THREAD•2019♫

Another year, another thread to show off your own unique style. While we didn't have as many people posting in 2018 as in 2017, we still saw many unique and interesting costumes and characters, and hopefully we will continue to see them and more in the coming year.

"What is the point of this thread?"

I feel that TenebriS answered that question quite well in one of the past year's threads:

Originally Posted by TenebriS

★Fashion Thread then & now★

Fashion is for all of us a way to express our self and enjoy a different aspect of this game. By giving our characters personality through how they look.
Each of us, has a different view on fashion and what we like and enjoy. In this thread however, we can all come together to share our fashion with each other and also enjoy the fashion of other people. Of course, everybody has a different taste to what they like when it comes to fashion, so always keep that in mind. What you my like others might not and vice versa.
But we can offer advice and our opinions in form of constructive criticism, to help others improve their style or get a different view on it. This has helped many people with their characters in the past.

So remember, no one is an absolute, objective expert on fashion as we all have our own unique and completely subjective likes and dislikes; if you have an opinion on someone’s look, it is great to provide constructive criticism (ie. feedback that gives your opinion on how you think the look can be improved), but if you cannot do so, realize that merely saying that someone’s design is “trash” or “ugly” as if it is objective fact is unacceptable.

Tips for Getting Unique Shots

Camera Angles:

Spoiler!

While it is possible to get some good shots using the default game camera, it can often times leave a lot to be desired, but luckily the game does have an option to create custom Fixed Cameras.
To do so, open up the Quick Menu (by default Middle Mouse or Select/Back on a Controller), and pick "Camera Select;" once you select one of the three Fixed Cameras, you can rotate around and zoom in/out on your character using the on-screen options.
*Premium users have access to 6 Fixed Cameras while Free users have access to 3.

Facial Expressions:

Spoiler!

Sometimes you want your character to chow a bit more life in their face, and there are chat commands that can help with that.
Using the chat command “/ci#” will make your character perform one of 9 facial expressions. When using the “/ci#” command, there are several other modifiers that can be used:

By default, when using the "/ci#" command a cut-in windows will appear, but adding the modifier "nw" will remove it.

You can determine how long the expression will last with the modifier "s#".

Adding #1-5 after "/ci#" will have your character's eyes look in certain angles; one thing to note is that where your character’s eyes are looking is determined by your camera angle, so you may have to mess around to get them to look exactly where you want.

These can all be combined as well if that is what you are looking for; for example, having the command "/ci9 4 nw s30" will have your character winking while looking down for 30 seconds with no cut-in window.

Similarly, typing "/ce" will get your character to look directly at the camera; by default, it only lasts for 10 seconds, but by typing "/ce on" it will stay on until you log out (or until you type "/ce off"). If you want every character to look at you, you can type "/ceall on" and all eyes will be on you.

Here is the list of chat commands with their corresponding expressions (note that all expressions except 7 and 9 will have your character moving their mouth as if talking):

/ci1 || /ce1: The default look

/ci2 || /ce2: Smile

/ci3 || /ce3: Angry

/ci4 || /ce4: Sad

/ci5 || /ce5: Suspicious

/ci6 || /ce6: Eyes closed

/ci7 || /ce7: Default without moving mouth

/ci8 || /ce8: Smile 2

/ci9 || /ce9: Wink

If typed as "/ce# on", your expression will last until you leave the area or type "/ce off".

Hiding the UI:

Spoiler!

By default, when you take a screenshot of the game, the UI will be visible in the image, but there are a few ways to get rid of it:

Hit Ctrl+Print Screen and the UI will be hidden in the screenshot.

Disable the UI for screenshots in the Options Menu; the option is in Basic Settings, under Screenshot Settings.

Use the chat command "/uioff" and it will disable the UI in-game; you can set the amount of time you want the UI hidden by adding a number up to 600, so typing "/uioff 600" will hide the UI for 600 seconds/10 minutes (you can re-enable the UI at any time by accessing the menu). This is particularly useful for taking screenshots with an external program when using post-processing as the game will not capture them.

Premium Options:

Spoiler!

In the past year, SEGA has added some perks for Premium users related to taking shots, including Custom Lighting and Lobby Action Freezing.

To use Custom Lighting, go to the same menu as “Camera Select;” once there, you can modify the focal point (with similar controls to the Fixed Cameras), the intensity, and the color of 3 different light sources.

Lobby Action Freezing lets you pause a Lobby Action at a specific time to allow you to more easily get those in-between motions without having to rapid-fire press your PrtScrn key. To use this feature, you use the chat command “/la (lobby action) s#.#” with the “#.#” representing the timestamp of where you want to freeze the LA; for example “s1.2” will freeze the LA at 1.2 seconds. By default, the freeze will only last a short while, but by modifying the command to “ss#.#” the LA will stay frozen until you move or use a new LA.

What about LAs that have a button press that changes the action? In order to use that secondary action to freeze, you must use the chat command “/la hsi1 s#.#” while already in the initial Lobby Action; for example, to freeze the bowing portion of the Refined Greeting LA, you would first use the LA (either from the Quick Menu or by using the chat command “/la greeting”), then in a new chat window, you would type the command “/la hsi1 s1.2” (or “/la hsi1 ss1.2” if you want the indefinite freeze).

With all that out of the way, remember to have a great 2019 and show off the styles that make you, you; you never know who you can inspire by putting yourself out there!